Fred Haas
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Portland, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 1946 |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T10: 1950 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1952 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1954 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1966 |
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Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Haas was born in Portland, Arkansas. After graduating from Dermott High School, he graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937, winning the NCAA individual championship in his senior year.
Professional career
Haas's first PGA Tour win, at the Memphis Invitational as an amateur, broke Byron Nelson's record streak of 11 straight victories (Nelson finished 4th).[1] He turned pro in early 1946. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.
Personal life
Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.[2]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1934 Southern Amateur, Western Junior
- 1935 Western Junior, Chicago District Amateur
- 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
- 1937 Southern Amateur, NCAA championship
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 19, 1945 | Memphis Invitational (as an amateur) |
−18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bob Cochran (a), Template:Flagicon George Low Jr. |
| 2 | Oct 4, 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | −18 (67-67-71-65=270) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan (2nd), Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer (3rd) |
| 3 | Dec 12, 1949 | Miami Open | −16 (65-67-67-65=264) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton |
| 4 | Jan 23, 1950 | Long Beach Open | −16 (70-66-67-65=268) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Stan Leonard |
| 5 | Jan 31, 1954 | Thunderbird Invitational | −20 (65-68-66-69=268) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol, Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper, Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1947 | St. Paul Open | Template:Flagicon Jim Ferrier | Lost 18-hole playoff; Ferrier: −4 (68), Haas: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1948 | Tacoma Open Invitational | Template:Flagicon Chuck Congdon, Template:Flagicon Vic Ghezzi, Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff, Template:Flagicon Ed Oliver |
Oliver won with eagle on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Oliver: −2 (69), Middlecoff: −2 (69), Haas: +1 (72), Congdon: +2 (73), Ghezzi: +4 (75) |
| 3 | 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan (2nd), Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer (3rd) |
Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
| 4 | 1949 | Miami Open | Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton | Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −1 (69), Hamilton: +1 (71) |
| 5 | 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | Template:Flagicon Shelley Mayfield, Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak | Mayfield won with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Mayfield: −3 (69), Souchak: −3 (69), Haas: −2 (70) |
Source:[3]
Other regular wins (1)
Senior wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 28, 1966 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −2 (72-71-71-72=286) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon John Barnum, Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison |
| 2 | Jul 3, 1966 | World Senior Championship | 3 & 2 | Template:Flagicon Dai Rees | |
Results in major championships
Amateur
| Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Amateur | R16 | QF | R256 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
| The Amateur Championship | R32 |
Professional
| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T37 | WD | WD | ||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | |||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | 15 | T17 | T18 | 29 | |||
| U.S. Open | WD | NT | NT | NT | NT | T43 | T31 | T19 | ||
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
| PGA Championship | NT |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T10 | T39 | 26 | T33 | WD | T29 | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | T18 | T29 | WD | T12 | T6 | T34 | T14 | T35 | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | R64 | QF | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | WD | T50 | T23 | T27 | T37 | T51 | WD |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
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| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship | T51 | CUT |
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Top 10
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Did not play
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WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[5] 1938 British Amateur[6]
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 32 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1946 Masters – 1951 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
Professional
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kelley, Brent. "Byron Nelson's 1945 Tournament Results". About.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fred Haas; Golfer, 88". The New York Times. January 29, 2004.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fred Haas". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clipped From The Shreveport Journal". The Shreveport Journal. July 14, 1969. p. 12. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ USGA Championship Database Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Field of International Renown". The Glasgow Herald. May 27, 1938. p. 7.
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